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cards2468 wrote:People that didn't grow up with it tend to not like it.

That must be it. While I don't proclaim Imo's to be great pizza, it's usually something I get a hankering for whenever I visit the old home town (and it's probably better since I only get it a couple of times per year).

Mrs. Rad had a business trip to Cincy a few years ago and brought home a can of Cincy-style chili and a bag of seasonings for making your own. I gagged so badly on the canned stuff that I never did make the bagged version, although it smelled just like the crap in the can.

However, I have never been to Cincinnati and will give it another try - with a restaurant version - if I ever make it there (and since visiting every mlb park is on my bucket list, it should happen someday).

Radbird wrote:

cards2468 wrote:People that didn't grow up with it tend to not like it.

That must be it. While I don't proclaim Imo's to be great pizza, it's usually something I get a hankering for whenever I visit the old home town (and it's probably better since I only get it a couple of times per year).

Mrs. Rad had a business trip to Cincy a few years ago and brought home a can of Cincy-style chili and a bag of seasonings for making your own. I gagged so badly on the canned stuff that I never did make the bagged version, although it smelled just like the crap in the can.

However, I have never been to Cincinnati and will give it another try - with a restaurant version - if I ever make it there (and since visiting every mlb park is on my bucket list, it should happen someday).

If your first experience was that bad, I'd recommend starting out on the cheese coneys. Diving into a 3-way might end bad.

Btw. I'm of the belief that bad pizza is still good food, so I don't mind Imos. At the price, however, I just feel like I could do better.

cards2468 wrote:

Radbird wrote:

cards2468 wrote:People that didn't grow up with it tend to not like it.

That must be it. While I don't proclaim Imo's to be great pizza, it's usually something I get a hankering for whenever I visit the old home town (and it's probably better since I only get it a couple of times per year).

Mrs. Rad had a business trip to Cincy a few years ago and brought home a can of Cincy-style chili and a bag of seasonings for making your own. I gagged so badly on the canned stuff that I never did make the bagged version, although it smelled just like the crap in the can.

However, I have never been to Cincinnati and will give it another try - with a restaurant version - if I ever make it there (and since visiting every mlb park is on my bucket list, it should happen someday).

If your first experience was that bad, I'd recommend starting out on the cheese coneys. Diving into a 3-way might end bad.

Btw. I'm of the belief that bad pizza is still good food, so I don't mind Imos. At the price, however, I just feel like I could do better.

Exactly, it's no secret that I'm a huge Skyline fan, but if you don't like Imo's or Skyline, at least Skyline's a heck of deal while you get taken to the cleaners with crappy Imo's.

Yeah, I understand what Imo's is and my favorite St. Louis pizza is Farotto's, but an Imo's delivery usually happens once a visit.

Imo's is terrible. I haven't followed this thread but if Brandon Phillips tweeted this then I don't have a problem with it.

I never fail to inject this comment when I have the chance.

We can all agree that Elicia's is awesome, though, right?

Chili is something I prefer to make at home. Most fast-food or restaurant chili is watery, salty, and not very tasty. Even mediocre homemade chili is far better than Skyline.

And Imo's is nasty.

Besides, why Imo's? There's all kinds of wonderful restaurants, dessert places, and fast-food joints in St. Louis.

There wasn't an Imo's within miles of where I grew up. I tried it in high school, but by then I'd developed an immunity to it.

PP, I wouldn't exactly describe Skyline as a value. Coneys are up to like $1.95 each now, and they aren't exactly large (I normally order 5). A regular 3-way is about $6 IIRC. It aint cheap.

The key to Skyline of course is the addition of hot sauce. Without hot sauce I would guess that yes, it would be bland.

cards2468 wrote:People that didn't grow up with it tend to not like it.

Kind of like Mike Shannon. I find him unbearable!

*ducks*